Electric sadiron



June 23, 1936.

E. D. PERRY 2,045,284

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Patented June 23, 1936 PATENT OFFICE 2,045,284 anaemic SADIRQN Edward D.Perry, Waterbury, Conn., assignot to The Beardsley ,8WolcottManufacturing Company, Waterbury, Conn., a. corporation ofConnecticut Application August a, 1931, Serial No. 554,640

8 Claims.

This invention relates to electric flat-irons or sad-irons, and moreparticularly to a device of this nature having athin sole plate whichmay be readilystamped from sheet metal, and which will permit a rapidand even distribution of heat to the article being ironed.

, A furtherobject is to provide a device of the above nature which willbe relatively simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, easyto assemble and manipulate; compact, ornamental in appearance, and veryefiicient and durable in use.

With these and other objects in view there have been illustrated on theaccompanying drawing two forms in which the invention may beconveniently embodied in practice.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 represents a longitudinal fragmentary sectional view of-afiat-iron embodying the invFig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view ofthe sole plate, as it appears before assembly to the filler block of theflat-iron.

Fig. 3 is a similar longitudinal sectional view 25 of the sole plateillustrating a. modified form of attachment to the filler block. 4

Referring now to the drawing in which like reference numerals denotecorresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral III in- 30dicates a sole plate employed in the first form of the invention, saidsole plate being relatively thin and adapted to be manufactured fromsheet metal by stamping in a press. The sole plate I8 is provided in itsupper surface, near its ends,

35 with a pair or circular recesses H- and I2, which are preferablymachined out to about one-half the thickness of said sole plate leavinga pair of upstanding annular ribs I3 and I4 which are initially formedvertical, as shown in Fig. 2.

40 The sole plate It! is adapted to be connected to aweighted fillerblock l5 by spinning or staking over the ribs l3 and I4 inwardly uponthe beveled annular surfaces of the fiat-bottomed heads I6 and I! of apair of vertical screws 18 45 and 19, said screws being securely held inthe locked position shown in Fig. 1 by means of a pair of nuts 20 and 2|screwed upon the upper ends thereof. The filler block I5 is providedwith a central vertical aperture 22 opening into a longi- 50 tudinalbottom chamber 23, within which 'is located a thermostatic control unit24 having a pair of exterior wires 25 and 26 depending from a pair orbinding posts 21 and 21a. The wires 25-and 2a are connected at theirlower ends to an electrical 55 heating unit 21b provided with upper andlower insulating sheets 28 and 28, preferably of mica, and said unit isadapted to be held tightly between the iiller block l5 and the soleplate In by the screws [8 and I8, mentioned above.

Heating current is adapted to be supplied to 5 said heating unit in anysuitable manner, as by a pair of conductor wires 30 and ,3l connected bybinding posts 32 to a pair of inclined terminal pins 33 adapted toreceive an electric socket plug not shown. The terminal pins are adaptedto [10 be supported in position by a Z-shaped bracket member 34 havingan apertured base 35 surrounding the screw I8 and held tightly in arecess 35a in the filler block l5 by the nut 2|.

The thermostatic unit 24 is adapted to be 15 manually controlled bymeans of a rotatable lever 36 carried on a vertical adjusting shaft 36a.The lever 36 has a raised handle 31 at one end and a pointer 38 at itsother end, said pointer being adapted to pass over a dial plate mounted20 on top of a hollow cover plate 48. The base of the cover plate 40 isadapted to be held tightly against the sole plate In by means of a pairof vertical screws 4| and 42 passing through apertures in an upstandinghandle bracket 43 and 25 adapted to screw into a pair of tapped sockets44 and 45 formed in said filler block I 5, as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

The modified form of the invention shown in Fig. 3 issimilar in allrespects to the first f01m.30

shown in Figs. 1 and 2 with the'exception that provision is made 01' apair of tapped bushings 46 and 41 having lower flanges 48 and 49 whichare located within the central recesses of a sole plate SIL- -saidflanges 48 and 49 being secured 35,

to said sole plate 50 by spinning 'or staking the annular ribs l3 and I4inwardly, as before. The tapped bushings 48 and 41 are adapted toreceive a pair of screws 5| and 52 having slotted upper heads 53 and 54located in recesses formed in the upper surface of the filler block I5.

While there have been disclosed in this specification two forms in whichthe invention may be embodied, it is to be understood that these formsare shown for the purpose of illustration only, 5 I

and that the invention is not to be limited to the specific disclosuresbut' may be modified and embodied in various other forms withoutdepart-v ing from its spirit. In short, the invention includes all themodifications and embodiments 5 coming within the scope of the followingclaims. Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed asnew, and for which it is desired to secure Letters Patent, is:

1. In a sad-iron, a filler block, a thin sheet 5 of said bolts to locksaid sole plate upon said sad-iron.

2. In a sad-iron having a filler block, a thin stamped metal sole platehaving an upstanding annular rib, said rib being surrounded by anannular recess and being flush with the surface of said sole plate, ascrew bolt having its head seated in said rib and located within saidfiller block, a

* nut for fastening said screw bolt to said filler block, said annularrib being bent over on the head of said screw bolt to lock said fillerblock and sole plate together.

3. In a sad-iron having a filler block, a thin stamped metal sole plateprovided with a recess in its upper surface an upstanding annular riblocated in said recess and being initially flush with the surface ofsaid sole plate, a screw bolt having a beveled head with a flat baseseated in said rib and connected to said filler block, a nut forfastening said screw bolt to said filler block, said annular rib beingbent over on the head of said screw bolt to lock said filler block andsole plate together.

4. In a sad-iron, a filler block, a thin metal sole plate having arecessed section, means connected to said filler block and having a.head seated in said recess, and means integral with said sole plate insaid recess spaced from the edge thereof initially flush with thesurface of said sole plate and bent down over said head for connectingsaid filler block to said sole plate.

"'5. In a sad-iron, a'flller block, athin metal sole plate having arecessed section extending about one-half way through the thicknessthereof,' means connected to said filler block and having a head seatedin said recess, and means integral with said sole plate in said recessspaced from the edge thereof initially flush with the surface of saidsole plate and bent down over said head for connecting said filler blockto said sole plate.

6. In a sad-iron, a filler block', a thin metal sole plate having arecessed section, means connected to said filler block and having a.head seated in said recess, and an annular rib in said recess initiallyflush with the surface of said sole plate and bent down over said headfor connecting said filler block to said sole plate, said rib beingspaced from the edge of said recess to permit the insertion of a bendingtool.

7. In a sad-iron having a filler block, a thin metal sole plate having arecessed section, means connected to said filler block and having abeveled head seated in said recess, and means integral with said soleplate in said recess spaced from the edge thereof initially flush withthe surface of said sole plate and bent down over said head forconnecting said filler block to said sole plate.

8. In a sad-iron, a filler block, a thin metal sole plate having arecessed section for receiving the head of a member for attaching saidfiller block to said sole plate, and an annular rib initially flush withthe surface of said sole plate and integral therewith, and bent downover said head to lock it upon said sole plate.

EDWARD D.; PERRY.

